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 Bowel Ease Capsule
Semen Prunus Persicae
Other names : Peach Seed, Taoren
Peach Seed is the dried seed of Prunus persicae L. (Fam.Rosaceae)
Action : To promote blood circulation, to eliminate phlegm,
and to relax the bowels.
Indication : Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, mass formation in
the abdomen, traumatic injuries and constipation.
Presentation : Peach seed, a widely used herbal folk remedy
in North America is used for mild constipation and to lower down
the body heat. The fruit is collected when ripe and the seed removed
from sarcoccarp and shell and dried in the sun.
Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis
Other names : Skullcap Root , Helmetflowers, hoodwort,
Huangqin
Skullcap root is the dried root of scutellariae baicalensis Georgi
(Fam.Labiatae)
Action : To remove damp , to quench fire and counteract
toxicity, to arrest bleeding, and to prevent abortion.
Indication : Discomfort in the chest, nausea, and vomiting
in eidemic febrile diseases caused by damp heat or summer-heat;
feeling of stuffiness in the abdomen, acute dysentery, or jaundice
caused by damp heat; cough due to heat in the lung; high fever with
dire thirst, spitting of blood and epistaxis due to heat in the
blood; carbuncles and sores; threatened abortion.
Presentation : As a folk medicine, skullcap was used to
treat convulsions, hysteria, nervous tension, and epilepsy (grand
mal seizures in particular) .Numerous intriguing properties have
been indentified in scutellariea baicalensis , including potential
anti-HIV properties 5, tumor-fighting actions 6 , and the presence
of anti-viral and antifungal substances 8. Researches at the Iniversity
of Chigaco have found these extracts to contain powerful antioxidants
that can significantly reduce cell damage due to free – radicals.
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